On The Spectrum

This page gathers reflections on autism, difference, shame, masking, diagnosis, dignity, and belonging. The texts are written from a practical-philosophical perspective, where lived experience and reflection meet.

The Autism Spectrum That Breathes

Toward a multidimensional and phenomenological understanding of autism

When Grief Does Not Look the Way We Expect

On grief, responsibility, and human vulnerability within the autism spectrum

When Autism Becomes a Struggle Over Truth

There is something strange happening when autism is discussed publicly.

The Vulnerability of the Sower

On Van Gogh, Kierkegaard, and the Struggle to Become Oneself

When Difference Becomes Deviance

On Normality, Definitional Power, and Life on the Outside

The Mask as Social Survival

On Self-Presentation, Vulnerability, and the Right to Appear as Oneself

Becoming a Patient — Being Explained by Others

On Diagnosis, Vulnerability, and the Right to Understand One’s Own Life

The Invisible Power of Normality

On Unwritten Rules, the Expectations of the Room, and the Work of Belonging

The Spiral of Deviance — When Reactions Create More Exclusion

On Shame, Vulnerability, and the Difficult Work of Living On

Positive Deviance

When What Does Not Fit Opens a Way Forward

Belonging Without Disappearing

On Acceptance, Dignity, and the Right to Be Human in One’s Own Way

When My Mood Changes in an Instant

Autism, stress, and emotional regulation

The Small Space Before the Reaction

Mindfulness, autism, and the art of being present in one’s own life

When the Body Remembers Before the Words Come

Intuitive Art, ASC, and the Path from Fragment to Form

When Sound Cuts Through My Head

Hearing Too Little and Yet Hearing Too Much

Control as Care for Oneself

ASC, Routines, and the Need to Know Where One Is

When the Mask Becomes Too Heavy

ASC, Adaptation, and the Price of Appearing Normal

Autism and Aging

Autism in a Developmental Perspective

The Forgotten Generation

Autism, Aging, and the Practical-Philosophical Responsibility for Our View of the Human Being